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No. 77,316. l Patnted A111228, 1868,

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CHARLES n'. M. POHL, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.,

Letters Patent No. 77,316, dated April 28, 1868,

IMPROVEMENT IN ENVELOPES.

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Be it known that I, CHARLES-R. M.' POHL, of the city of Richmond,l county of Henrico, and State of Virginie., have invented n. new and improved Mode of Constructing a. Paper Envelope, to be called The Security Enveiope and Ido hereby declare that the lfollowing is a. full und exact description thereof, reference being had to the ncompnnying drawings, and to the lettersof reference marked thereon. i

I will new proceed to describe its construction-end operation.

Figure 1 represents the peper cnt into the shape required for making the envelope,(any size.) The red marking represents the gum, and the blue lines represent' the cuts inythe peper.

Letter 'X is the'inside of the front part. Letter b is the key-wing. Letter d is the `key. Letter a is the lock-wing. Letter c is the door-flap. Letter e .is tlie'closing-zip. Letter j' is the seal-{1:51p-

, First Operation.

Part 1. VT nko .the randy-cut paper as represented in iig. 1, lay down the key-wing b to the insiie of the front part X, and reise the key d so that it` stands upright,.(see Figure-2.) Y f Part 2. Meisten the gum on thelock-wing a, anti put the key d, with your right hund, into the eut of the lock-wing, smooth the lock-wing down, and leave the key d standing upright, as in the first. part, (see Figure 3.)

Part 3. Moisten the door-flap c, and smooth it down to the wings a and I1, so that the lze'y rl stands upright in the opening of the door-flap c, (see Figure 4, representing the envelope renfly i'muse.)

Second Operation.

Part 1..'Moisten the gum' on the closing-flap c, put the key-d through tlxeent of the closing-flap, and press the flap down well, particularly on its gummcd part, (see Figure 5.)

Part 2; .lllloisten the gum on the key d, andprcss it down to the closing-flap e, facing the seal-apf, (see Figure 6.) Y

Part 3. Meisten the gum on the seni-ilup f, und press it down iveli to the key d, covering the key and the end of the closing-flap, (see Figure 7, representing the envelope closed.)

, What I claim es 'my invention, and desire to secure by Lettersntent, is-

The manner I connect the. diierent parts, and close the whole.

` CHARLES R. M. POHLE.

Witnesses:

W. C. Smm, HENRY HoLLANn. 

